Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-06
Status Of the Growing Crops In Seven.
ty-Four Counties in Texas-A Gen
eraI Increase in Acreage.
ANY Year In tho History OF the State.
The Report by Counties.

ties report the stand good, SIX counleS
report the stand excellent, five fair and
one poor.
Sixty-eight counties report an increase
in the acreage of corn as compared with
last year, and five counties report the
acreage about the same as last year.
Twenty-seven counties report an in
crease in the acreage Of wheat as COM
pared with last yesr, one county reports
the acreage about the same as last yesr
and twenty counties report decrease.
The oats crop corresponds with the
wheat, where one failed both failed.
Taking all and all the outlook for corn
and cotton is as good as any year in the
history of Texas.
ANDERSON COUNTY.
Palestine, Tex, June 2S.-The acreage
Of cotton planted tais years in this county
is $4,000 acres, being an increase CT per
cent. as compared with last year. The
plant Is forward. The stand is good and
promises now an average yield of one
half bale per acre throughout the county.
The acreage OF corn in this county is
1000 aCres. The crop promises now TO
yield an average of % bushels to the acre.
The yield Of wheat in this county the
present season is 5000 bushels.
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the present season is 20 bushels.
Corn is now made, and the yield on all
grades Of land is better than for eight
years past. The season so tar could not
! have been better If made TO order. Dur
ing the drouth farmers kept stirring the
soil, thereby keeping up the moisture,
making heavy rginfalIs unnecessary. The
prospects for cotton is the best in four
years, though some of our heaviest plant
| ers have suffered considerable loss
through desertion oflaborers and renters.
ARCHER COUNTY.
Archer City, Tex, June 26.-The acre
age of cotton planted this year in this
county is 1900 acres, being an increase OF
IS per cent. as compared with last year.
The plant is forward. The stand is good,
and promises now an average yield of
one-hslf bale per acre throughout the
county.
The acreage of corn in this county is
1000 acres, being an increase of 80 per
cent. as compared with last year. The
crop now promises to yield an average of
% bushels to the acre.
The average yield OF wheat in this
county the present season is 10 bushels.
The acreage Wss 500 acres, beng a de
last year.
The average yield OF oats IN this county
the present season is 40 bushels. The
acreage was 400 acres, being q decrease
OF 10 per cent. as compared with last
year.
AUSTIN COUNTY.
Bellville, Tex, June 2s.-The acreage
of cotton planted this year in this county
is 10000 acres, being an increase of >
per cent. as compared with last year The
plant is forward. The stand is good and
promises now sn average yield of 9-5
bale per acre throughout the county.
The acreage CT corn in this county IS
10000 acres, oeing an increase OF ; per
cent. as compared with last year. The
crop promises now to yield an average of
So bushels to the acre.
The corn crop is assured.
Cotton, prospects very fattering; with
another sessonable rain and the stay Of
worms until late in the season, the
largest crop for many years will be made.
Oats, small acreage and failure for
want of rain. No wheat raised.
BAsTROP COUNTY.
Bastrop, Tex, June 27.-The acreage
of cotton planted this year in this county
% per cent, as compared with last year.
The plant is forward. Tie stand is good
and promises now an average yield of
ene-half bale per acre throughout the
county.
The acreage Of corn in this countyis
$500 acres, being an increase of 10 per
cent. as compared with last year. The
crop promises now TO yield an average of
so bushels to the acre.
The average yield of wheat in this
county the present season is bushels.
The average yield of oats in this county
the present season is % bushels. The
acreage was $500 acres, being an increase
Of per cent. as compared with last year.
We have no wheat crop that we could
report. Corn is in fac condition and is
an assured crop. Cotton that has
been worked well is in magnificent condi-
tion. With good rains during the month
of July, we can safely count on the fnestl
crop ever seen in this county.
BAYLOR COUNTY.
Seymour, Tex, June 20.-The acreage
of cotton planted this year in this county
is 100 acres, being an increase of 100 per
cent. as compared with last year. The |
plant is forward. The stand is good and |
promises an average yield of ( bale per !
acre throughout the county.
The acreage of corn is this county is
2200 acres, being an increase OF 20 per |
cent. as compared with last year. The |
crop promises to yield an average of 30 |
bushels to the acre.
The average yield of wheat in this |
county the present season IS 10 bushels. |
The acreage was $50 acres, sn increase of
80 per cent as compared with last year.
The average yield Of oats in this county
the present season is % bushels. The |
acreage was 1900 acres, being sn increase
of 10 per cent. as compared with last
year.
We are needing rain ct this time, with
favorable indications for It.
BEE COUNTY.
BeevilIe, Tex, June 25.-The acreage
Of Gotten planted this year in this county
is 250 acres, being an increase Of 8 per
cent. as compared with last year. The,E
plant is backward. The stand is good
and promises now an average yield of
lslf bale per acre throughout the county.
The acreage of corn in this county is